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from experience, i have a best friend who hates obama. she hated him, could never say a nice thing about him and the last visit called to say -- i have heard many is released tell me that. a lot more than the 18% that you know about. my family members, always complaining about obama, not any more. this really made a huge difference. >> that is the interesting thing. people were showing that the speech he made before in egypt he was apologizi% obama, by say he excused themselves to go to his family dinner and left benjamin netanyahu sitting there. >> it is amazing that the leaders of two great nations, were detailed and effective as great diplomats or politicians they could not get over that so pretend -- pretty right wing and obama is pretty left wing and to get two americans together to realize that -- who was it that was quoted as saying -- he was very difficult to deal with. it was a british prime minister. am i right? benjamin netanyahu was very difficult to deal with. >> you can understand how benjamin netanyahu would be difficult to
from experience, i have a best friend who hates obama. she hated him, could never say a nice thing about him and the last visit called to say -- i have heard many is released tell me that. a lot more than the 18% that you know about. my family members, always complaining about obama, not any more. this really made a huge difference. >> that is the interesting thing. people were showing that the speech he made before in egypt he was apologizi% obama, by say he excused themselves to go to...
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the reason we talked about. they were on the line. i think cheney was, you know, when bush leaves down, goes away, stays silent five years, cheney moves across the river and basically is in obama's face almost from day one. >> that was a break with tradition. >> that defines the men. >> the big problem bush had with cheney is a lot of the advice, particularly in the second term was not very good. cheney wanted to take out 0 the syrian reactor. i talked to people who were there when cheney was just, we've got to do it and bush was quite reluctant and cheney won't give up. and at the meeting bush rolls his eyes when cheney is just overadvocating. i think that was a break and i think people -- chris: what time was that? >> let's see, was it '07? i'm sorry -- >> you have a way, bob. that's great reporting. >> but no, that's -- when you roll your eyes -- chris: oh, yeah. >> at your vice president in front of the others, that's kind of the partnership is over. chris: when you leave town, you better have a rear guard left behind you and chen
the reason we talked about. they were on the line. i think cheney was, you know, when bush leaves down, goes away, stays silent five years, cheney moves across the river and basically is in obama's face almost from day one. >> that was a break with tradition. >> that defines the men. >> the big problem bush had with cheney is a lot of the advice, particularly in the second term was not very good. cheney wanted to take out 0 the syrian reactor. i talked to people who were there...
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this could set the capture killed on the david talked about. one of the best books is kill or capture, a fantastically reported to. the argument has often been the u.s. only kills as a last resort and only kills that it can capture. in a case like anwar al-awlaki, this was made because he was in an area out out of government control within yemen. so yemen is a difficult place, hard to travel around. government does not full control of the territory. on november 7, 2012, a strike killed an individual who is a member of the yemeni military who had been arrested for his vision of being involved in a jailbreak of that al qaeda members that are present. but he was also somebody that the yemeni government used to mediate with al qaeda and he was killed only 30 minutes from the capital within sight of the former president of the house. senator mccain and his question to john brennan before brennan was sworn in for before brennan became cia director asked about this particular strike. he asked why was it not feasible to capture this particular individu
this could set the capture killed on the david talked about. one of the best books is kill or capture, a fantastically reported to. the argument has often been the u.s. only kills as a last resort and only kills that it can capture. in a case like anwar al-awlaki, this was made because he was in an area out out of government control within yemen. so yemen is a difficult place, hard to travel around. government does not full control of the territory. on november 7, 2012, a strike killed an...
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i thought the most adroit political move was president obama endorsing president bush's leadership on immigration and saying that this was his legacy, and let's vindicate his vision. grassley, ahuck ranking member of the senate judiciary said, after the boston bombings, all this talk about immigration reform, it is time to look at immigration laws and policies already in place to make sure we are addressing national security issues. >> the bombings have implications on terror policy, implications on the miranda rule and all of that. it does not have any implications in reality of immigration. i know is being used left and right but you will have immigrants, going back to the early 19th century, 20th- unexpected is not and it is the price of immigration, of which the good that we get from immigrants far weighs theseut feelings of this affection or violence. >> amazingly, we sit here week after week talking about how washington is dysfunctional. this is the first time i thought they would do something. the stars are in alignment. really, the republicans cannot afford to bid anti-immigra
i thought the most adroit political move was president obama endorsing president bush's leadership on immigration and saying that this was his legacy, and let's vindicate his vision. grassley, ahuck ranking member of the senate judiciary said, after the boston bombings, all this talk about immigration reform, it is time to look at immigration laws and policies already in place to make sure we are addressing national security issues. >> the bombings have implications on terror policy,...
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i will talk obama for mdaa. i will talk obama for the patriot act for the visa courts and going after whistle belowers, for putting bradley manning in jail forever possibly possibly. so the he is peen espionage act has been used by president obama more. the last seven presidents combined used it less. >> i don't find it liberal but mainstream. but the robin hood tax of less than 1% on each transaction. >> half a percent would raise $180 billion minimum on wall street transactions. we would get the biggest share that have money would come to new york because it comes from new york. so we would have a federal law guys like the goldman sachs crew can't go to california. in europe they're going to pass it any day now. we could raise money and underwrite what goes on in this city. we have tons of people who are unemployed. 60% of black youth unemployed. >> john: it seems like a very mild form of austerity for those who could afford austerity. you said something bringing people from occupy wall street to a credico adm
i will talk obama for mdaa. i will talk obama for the patriot act for the visa courts and going after whistle belowers, for putting bradley manning in jail forever possibly possibly. so the he is peen espionage act has been used by president obama more. the last seven presidents combined used it less. >> i don't find it liberal but mainstream. but the robin hood tax of less than 1% on each transaction. >> half a percent would raise $180 billion minimum on wall street transactions....
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obama is commander in chief and he was technical responsible. she was secretary of state, hillary clinton blowing off all this stuff. you really can't help but to keep coming back be to the media. people complained about mitt romney not bringing it up more in the debates. the american people wouldn't have known what he was talking about. the media bought their lies. they're are nonsense lies about it being some american movie trailer put on you tube which was lied about over and over again. hillary lied about there not being warnings. and just if you just look at expanded -- a small amount -- expand it a small amount. first the bombers in boston warned by russia. underwear bomber we were warned by his father. hassan, we were warned he was radical. it is like a muslim is a made man and if all of the -- >> geraldo: you are getting -- >> it is democrats not running for -- you may be -- >> and the media protecting >> geraldo: am willing to debate the media issue. i want to get back to hillary clinton, though. is it conceivable that she was out of th
obama is commander in chief and he was technical responsible. she was secretary of state, hillary clinton blowing off all this stuff. you really can't help but to keep coming back be to the media. people complained about mitt romney not bringing it up more in the debates. the american people wouldn't have known what he was talking about. the media bought their lies. they're are nonsense lies about it being some american movie trailer put on you tube which was lied about over and over again....
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president clinton, president bush, barack obama have always supported an integrated russia. where we've diverged is the methods they use. sometimes very savage to put down that rebellion. >> so how do you -- it's just amazing to me to be talking about exchanging intelligence information with vladimir putin. when you think putin used to -- i still think kgb and i don't have a great warm feeling about the kgb. so how do you go about assessing information from a country whom in earlier years was really a sworn enemy? >> well, we faced this issue with a lot of countries where we may not agree on methods, we may not agree on political objectives, but there are areas we do have agreement like terrorism. we have shared information wtd with the chinese when it relates to extremists who may be hostile to china and the u.s. pakistan is not a model state that we share information. you have to be careful in how you share and what you share, but it's a mistake to turn our backs on countries we don't always agree with when they may have a commonality in the interest of saving lives. >> le
president clinton, president bush, barack obama have always supported an integrated russia. where we've diverged is the methods they use. sometimes very savage to put down that rebellion. >> so how do you -- it's just amazing to me to be talking about exchanging intelligence information with vladimir putin. when you think putin used to -- i still think kgb and i don't have a great warm feeling about the kgb. so how do you go about assessing information from a country whom in earlier years...
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presidential library, and i had a chance to catch up with former british prime minister tony blair, to talk about his thoughts on the middle east, the bush legacy and some of the big foreign policy tests now facing president obama. >> you are in this pivot point politically of being so closely associated with president clinton politically, the new labor party, at a time he was refashioning the democratic party, and yet your legacy will forever also be intwined with president bush and his response to the war on terror. it's a very interesting place in political history. >> you know, there was a british prime minister when he was once asked, what is the toughest thing about being prime minister? and he said events, dear boy, events. what happens is something comes of a game-changing nature or world-changing nature like 9/11 and everything changes. i was very closely associated with president clinton and still have a good and strong relationship with him because we were both progressive politicians of a centrist persuasion. when president bush first came in, frankly, in basic political terms,
presidential library, and i had a chance to catch up with former british prime minister tony blair, to talk about his thoughts on the middle east, the bush legacy and some of the big foreign policy tests now facing president obama. >> you are in this pivot point politically of being so closely associated with president clinton politically, the new labor party, at a time he was refashioning the democratic party, and yet your legacy will forever also be intwined with president bush and his...
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. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. . >> john: good evening, president obama held a press conference today where he made a strong forceful statement that he might possibly conceivably close down guantanamo bay prison maybe, perhaps, one of these days, we'll see. it could happen. while, according to the neocons president obama is a weak leader because the man just doesn't have the will to turn syria into a full-blown american military quagmire. jason collins came out as gay and is receiving warm wishes of support from most americans, in other words our country has never been more immoral. hey, today's the birthday of oscar winning filmmaker james campion,
. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. . >> john: good evening, president obama held a press conference today where he made a strong forceful statement that he might possibly conceivably close down guantanamo bay prison maybe, perhaps, one of these days, we'll see. it could happen. while, according to the neocons president obama is a weak leader because...
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the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want boots on the ground. really they want a no-fly zone and more sanctions to isolate the regime. host: does this have the potential to derail the agenda? guest: absolutely. foreign policy is always an x factor. in help the president, especially in the second term, because he doesn't have to work with congress, but the flip side is that it can consume this time, energy, the attention of the public, and it can really hurt him. host: nancy, tennessee, hello. caller: good morning. yes, i have one question. how do you get insurance if you have no job to pay fo
the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want...
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the war in iraq which helped elect president obama initially in 2008. there are lessons from both of those wars about the risk of acting. >> yeah. >> as i said before, also risks from not acting. >> indeed. in terms of acting scaling over surface but there was so much i wanted to ask you about. the congress acted with remarkable -- in fact, mir aclas haste thursday and frit to carve out this great big fat exception for air traffic controllers. >> why do you think they were suddenlyability act with almost unanimity? >> because they were getting out of town on friday. i think it makes the congress and the president signing this look bad. what about the other programs that have been cut? >>> you know, of course, not only members of congress but a lot of donors and voters are being inconvenienced by the slowdowns at the airport. it's a sign that congress responds in some cases, but, you know, you don't hear the people who have been hurt by the cuts in social programs. they don't have the same voice. >> cuts in head start, in meals on wheemz and whatever. ri
the war in iraq which helped elect president obama initially in 2008. there are lessons from both of those wars about the risk of acting. >> yeah. >> as i said before, also risks from not acting. >> indeed. in terms of acting scaling over surface but there was so much i wanted to ask you about. the congress acted with remarkable -- in fact, mir aclas haste thursday and frit to carve out this great big fat exception for air traffic controllers. >> why do you think they...
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obama doesn't want it to disrupt the bipartisan talks that are going on right now on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares the same goals on immigration, le jij miezing the millions of mexicans living now in the u.s. that said mexican migration to the u.s. is currently at its lowest level in 40 years. the reason, mexico's economy is growing faster than that of the u.s. so both presidents may want to highlight mexico's economy as one of the best ways to curb illegal immigration. after a speech to them on friday, the president will go to costa rica for a meeting with central american leaders. he's due back here on saturday night. charlie and norah? >> bill plante, thank you. >>> and the obama administration is renewing its fight over the morning after pill. the justice department announced plans wednesday to appeal a judge's order. it removes all age limits for buying step-one over the counter. they reduced the age from 17 to 15 in hopes of a compromise. >>> an american citizen has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in north korea. kenneth bay has been held for six mon
obama doesn't want it to disrupt the bipartisan talks that are going on right now on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares the same goals on immigration, le jij miezing the millions of mexicans living now in the u.s. that said mexican migration to the u.s. is currently at its lowest level in 40 years. the reason, mexico's economy is growing faster than that of the u.s. so both presidents may want to highlight mexico's economy as one of the best ways to curb illegal immigration....
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president obama again talking trade and immigration reform down in mexico before leaving the country he named kenny pritzker of the marriott hotel family as our new commerce secretary. in boston, the marathon bombing suspect told investigators he and his brother originally planned to plant suicide bombs on the fourth of july but get the bombs done early sol they would focus on the boston marathon instead that. and a whole lot more instead coming up on current tv. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is an
president obama again talking trade and immigration reform down in mexico before leaving the country he named kenny pritzker of the marriott hotel family as our new commerce secretary. in boston, the marathon bombing suspect told investigators he and his brother originally planned to plant suicide bombs on the fourth of july but get the bombs done early sol they would focus on the boston marathon instead that. and a whole lot more instead coming up on current tv. going to do the young turks. i...
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hi, i wanted to call -- i wanted to talk about this guy that said obama said he wanted to fundamentally change our society. and therefore, they are going to become like europe. i already became like europe. >> stephanie: right. but you have better hot coco. >> caller: i hear this so much from americans when i listen to the media, and they don't have any idea how diverse europe is. our economy is doing just great. same with most of northern europe, germany, et cetera granted spain, disaster. italy, greece, yes. >> portugal. >> stephanie: yeah -- >> caller: but the thing they should keep in mind is that part of the reason that those countries have not been able to recover from the global crash, that we might call the bush crash, fundamental reason they haven't been able to recover is a, europe doesn't have a central strong bank. meaning countries can't devalue their own currency. so the spanish euro is basically pegged to a strong german euro. so that causes a big problem, and then the second part of it is that they immediately and consistently ever since have gone for austerity, and aust
hi, i wanted to call -- i wanted to talk about this guy that said obama said he wanted to fundamentally change our society. and therefore, they are going to become like europe. i already became like europe. >> stephanie: right. but you have better hot coco. >> caller: i hear this so much from americans when i listen to the media, and they don't have any idea how diverse europe is. our economy is doing just great. same with most of northern europe, germany, et cetera granted spain,...
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he talked about why it's important that the united states has all of the facts before it takes action. >> obama: what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> we'll have more as the press conference continues. elizabeth colbert-busch had no problem going after governor mark sanford last night their debate. now the house majority pac is out with a new tv ad reminding voters of mark sanford's bad behavior. >> i used to be my mark sanford but not anymore. he skipped town to be with his mistress on father's day. >> he paid $75,000 to settle charges that he used money for personal travel. there are three republicans and two democrats on the ballot to replace kerry. state officials think voter turnout unfortunately is going to be low we're going to continue to keep an eye on the president's news conference and we'll be back with more show for you after the break. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the
he talked about why it's important that the united states has all of the facts before it takes action. >> obama: what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> we'll have more as the press conference continues. elizabeth colbert-busch had no problem going after governor mark sanford last night their...
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here is the president talking about gitmo yesterday. >> obama: i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything being done in guantanamo, everything we can do administratively and i'll re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interest of the american people. our friends on the left say he promised he would close gitmo. once again an issue where some democrats abandoned him as well. >> on my saturday show, i ragged the executive order outloud. you can go to whitehouse.gov and read it. the one he signed and sent to congress. you know why gitmo isn't closed? because there were senators and house republicans who were against the transfer -- literally would not appropriate the funds to transfer people at gitmo to the states, period. they have to stay there until you can pay to get them moved. >> stephanie: hal, it is the same lack of courage you know, on the part of some democrats even that led to background checks failing. in the senate, right? >> hal: that's done great by the polling numbers. there's that.
here is the president talking about gitmo yesterday. >> obama: i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything being done in guantanamo, everything we can do administratively and i'll re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interest of the american people. our friends on the left say he promised he would close gitmo. once again an issue where some democrats abandoned him as well. >> on my saturday show, i...